Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani

Govinda Das Kaviraj has written this song “Saye Kiba Sei Nayana Cahani”. This song is taken from the book Padavali. In this song, Govinda Das Kaviraj describes the enchanting beauty of Lord Krishna, seeing which Srimati Radharani has fallen in love with Him.

(Refrain)

saye kiba se-i nayana cahani

hasira holole more parana-putali dole

dite ca-i yaubana nichani

(1)

bhale se candana canda kamini mohana phanda

andhare kariyache ala

meghera upara kiba sada-i udaya kare

nisi disi sasi sola-kala

(2)

kiba se cudara thata dasa nakha canda nata

aparupa bamsi baja-ite

hera-ite se-i mukha mane haya yata sukha

jite ki pariye pasarite

(3)

kula sila yata chila mane lage saba gela

dekhiya bareka se-i rupa

gobinda-dasera cite aichana magaye go

naba anuragera swarupa

(Refrain) I gaze at Him with my eyes. The puppet of my life-breath is tossed to and fro by the waves of His smiles. I gaze at Him. I worship His youthful grace.

(1) The sandal-paste-moon on His forehead is a trap to charm and catch beautiful girls. It is effulgence that lights up the darkness. He is a raincloud where rests a full moon that lights up the night.

(2) His hair is graceful. The ten moons of His fingernails dance as He plays His wonderful flute. When I gaze at His face, my heart is filled with bliss. I am overcome. How can I forget Him?

(3) Now that I have once seen His handsome form, I find that piety, good character, and all else have fled from my heart. In his heart Govinda dasa prays that in this way he may also fall in love with Lord Krsna.